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Agrifood Research Reports 55 Agrifood Research Reports 55 Genetics of Sow Effi ciency in the Finnish Landrace and Large White Populations Doctoral Dissertation Timo Serenius 55 Genetics of Sow Effi ciency in the Finnish Landrace Doctoral Dissertation Animal Production MTT Agrifood Research Finland Agrifood Research Reports 55 92 pages, 5 appendices Genetics of Sow Efficiency in the Finnish Landrace and Large White Populations Doctoral Dissertation Timo Serenius Academic Dissertation To be presented, with the permission of the Faculty of Agriculture and For- estry of the University of Helsinki, for public criticism in Auditorium 2041, Biocenter 2, Viikinkaari 5, on August 13th 2004, at 12 o’clock. Supervisors: Professor Asko M?ki-Tanila MTT Agrifood Research Finland Dr. Esa M?ntysaari MTT Agrifood Research Finland Reviewers: Professor Erling Strandberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Dr. Jan Merks Institute for Pig Genetics, the Netherlands Opponent: Professor Rainer Roehe Scottish Agricultural College, United Kingdom Custos: Professor Matti Ojala University of Helsinki, Finland ISBN 951-729-890-0 (Printed version) ISBN 951-729-891-9 (Electronic version) ISSN 1458-5073 (Printed version) ISSN 1458-5081 (Electronic version) Internet http://www.mtt.fi/met/pdf/met55.pdf Copyright MTT Agrifood Research Finland Timo Serenius Publisher MTT Agrifood Research Finland Distribution and sale MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Data and Information Services FIN-31600 Jokioinen, Finland, phone + 358 3 4188 2327, fax +358 3 4188 2339 e-mail julkaisut@mtt.fi Printing year 2004 Cover picture Marjut Leskinen Printing house Data Com Finland Oy 3 Genetics of Sow Efficiency in the Finnish Landrace and Large White Populations Timo Serenius MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Animal Production Research, Animal Breeding, FIN-31600 Jokioinen, Finland, Timo.Serenius@mtt.